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UNITED STATES PATENT rrrcE.

RICHARD M. OOLLARD, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO LE ROY W.FAIRCHILD, OF SAME PLACE.

CASE FOR PENCILS AND SIMILAR lMPLEME NTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 300,346, dated June 17,1884.

Application filed April 19, 1884.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

- Be it known that I, RICHARD M. COLLARD,

of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, haveinvented certain Improvements in Cases for Pencils and SimilarImplements, of which the following is a specification,

' This invention relates to improvements in the construction of casesfor pencils and similar implements, as hereinafter more fully set forth.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device arranged as a toggle or barfor watch-chains. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view showing the parts detachedand partially in section.

This invention is an improvement on the device for which a patent wasgranted to L. W. Fairchild, September 2, 187 9, No. 219,081. In that theextension pencil-case was arranged to be automatically closed orcontracted by the act of inserting it within the holding case or bar,and inlike manner to be automatically extended in the act of withdrawingit from the case, and this is designed to operate in the same manner,but to be simpler and cheaper in construction. In the former case thepencil-case was composed of two tubes-an inner and an outer onearrangedto telescope or slide one upon the other, the inner tube being muchlonger than the .other, and the outer tube being connected to screwmechanism which carries the lead pointby means of a pin passing througha slot cut in the inner tube. In the present instance I construct theseparts as shown in Fig. 2, in which the inner tube, 1), and the outertube, 0, are made of uniform lengths, or nearly so. The outer tube, 0,is provided at its outer end with an internal shoulder, b, and the innertube, D, is provided with an external shoulder, d, at its inner end, asrepresented in Fig. 2, these shoulders b (2 serving asstops to preventthe inner tube from being pulled entirely out of the outer tube. Theinner end of the inner tube has a series of slits, 0, out in it, theparts between the slits being slightly sprung outward, so as to createsufficient friction to hold the parts in position when extended, andthus prevent them from accidentally moving when extended for use. Thetube a, which contains (No model.)

the screw mechanism for moving the lead, and to which the lead-carryingpoint e is attached, is soldered or otherwise securely attached to theopposite end of the outer tube, 0, the part (0 extending up within thetube and occupying when the inner tube, D, is shoved in it will passdown around the part a. By this constructionI am enabled to make theinner tube about one-third shorter than by the former plan, and todispense with the slot in it, and also the pin used to connect the outertube to the lead operating tube a, which in these small cases is notonly somewhat difficult to construct order. Another advantage of thisconstruction is that it enables me to attach the leadcarrying point ormechanism directly to the outer tube in such a manner that it is rigidand secure. Itwill therefore be seen that this construction requiresless material, and is therefore cheaper, and that it is stronger andbetter.

It will of course be understood that instead of the pencil-point 6 anyother small implementsuch as a tooth-pick, ear-spoon, nailcleaner, smallbutton-hook and the like-may be substituted; and it is also obvious thatinstead of providing the holding case or sheath A with a ring to adaptit to be used as a chainbar the ring may be omitted, and the case A bemade in any style desired to adapt it to be carried in the pocket, ormay have the ring attached so it may be worn as a pendant or charm. So,too, I propose to provide the case A with a pin and hook, so it may beworn as a scarf or shawl pin when desired, and also to secure ittobracelets, or apply it in any manner desired, the extensioncase Bbeing in all cases'thesame.

It will of course be understood that the holding case or sheath A willbe provided internally with friction-springs, which will hold the case Bsecurely therein, as in the former patent, and that the friction betweenthe parts A and Owill be greater than between the parts 0 and D, so asto cause the extension-case to contract automatically when shoved intothe case A, and to be automatically extended when drawn therefrom, thesame as in the former patent.

The manner of constructing the friction de a central position, as shownin Fig. 2, so that satisfactorily, but is also liable to get out of vicein the holding-case,being well understood, need not be speciallydescribed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is l. The tube 0,having the screw mechanism or tube a rigidly secured to it at one end,and provided with the internal shoulder or stop at its opposite end, incombination with the tube D, provided with the external shoulder orstop, all arranged to operate substantially as shown and described,

2. The telescopic case consisting of the eX- ternal tube, 0, having thescrew mechanism or tube a rigidly secured to it at one end, and providedwith the internal shoulder or stop, b, at its opposite end, and the tubeD,pr0vided with the external shoulder or stop d, in combination with aholding sheath or case, A, all ar ranged to operate substantially asshown and described.

RICHARD M. GOLLARD.

Witnesses: J OHN H. NEWMAN,

HARRY P. FAIRCHILD.

